Post #1882691
2026-03-23 13:09 UTC
@ammdias @iaruffell
Accessibility is hard. Really only Apple have made a passable go at it. You have to know stuff and have experience in the field to really make a difference.
Anyone thinks they can add an age API because it looks easy but is in fact hard. Took me 30 mins to add a maliciously compliant joke api to Fuzix, and it's actually IMHO better designed ;)
Much open source is doing "easy" stuff again and again, because it's people doing stuff for fun. Hard stuff is underresourced
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@iaruffell@mastodon.scot 2026-03-23 13:22
@etchedpixels @ammdias This is where project governance comes in. The tools are there. I don't think it is that technically challenging as socially and organisationally challenging. I suspect most devs see it as tedious or unimportant. I can see that it might seem a bit mysterious for those who have not used a screenreader before. Also, you know, doing work with actual users, etc.